Bag-strap fastener



March 29, 1938. D. l. REITER BAG STRAP FASTENER Filed Oct. 14, 1957 R my Nw Wm m n I I m m D ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 29, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BAG-STRAP FASTENER Daniel I. Reiter, NewTYork, N. X. 6 Application October 14, iasfifsei'iel 168,861. 7 Claims. (01'. ear-Z6 This invention relates to bag-strap fasteners.

sion of a simple and inexpensive strap-end fas-v tener adapted for economical production and while functionally eflicient, beinggflalso adapted,

for ornamental purposes, and-in which the strap end is held close to the bag thereby avoiding projecting partslikelyto be caught by other articles and',causing damage,

The variousobjects of the invention will be.

clear from the description which follows and from the drawing, in which,

Fig. .;1 is a perspective view of; a now preferred form of my improved fastener.

Fig. ,2- is a similar view partly in section. and. showing the fastener in position and holding the' strap to a sheet forming part of the bag;-

..-Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a modified form:

of the fastener.

Fig. 4 is a combined perspective view and partial sectional view showing the fastener of Fig. 3 assembled with a strap. I

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another modified form of the fastener wherein a pair of opposed plates are used.

5 Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 of the fastener of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of a modified form of the fastener showing how the shape thereof and the arrangement of the teeth may be varied.

In the practical embodiment of my invention which I have shown by way of example, my improved fastener is preferably made of a single piece of sheet metal being provided with attaching prongs and with strap-holding means com- ,prising a toothed member and a bendable plate cooperating with the toothed member to hold the strap end therebetween. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the end portion In of the strap II is held by the fastener close to a face as l2 of the bag body 4 l3. 3 The fastener comprises an outer wall 14, side flanges l5 and I6 depending from the outer wall, pointed attaching prongs ll, l8, l9 and 20 extending from 'the flanges, an end flange 2| from a which extends integrally the bearing plate 22,

andan opposed. .end'fiange =23 providedwith teeth 24, or prongsor'the like. z :1

The outer wall l4 may be provided, if desired,: with an .opening25 of any. desired shape for orna-r" mentalpurposes and to expose part .of the strap. end-l0 to view, though the wall maybe left im... perforate. without affecting the efficient operation of the fastener.. The. depth or width of each of: thegflanges 5,16,? 2| and .23. is; approximately equal to the; thickness of the strapend, while the 10:

length of .each of thetattaching prongs is suflie cient.;-to permit said prongs to be, passed through the'sheet l3 forming part of thebag and to be. clenchedover on-the rearv faceof said sheet. The,

plate- 22 is l endab le about that end thereof -adja- 15 cent the flange-2i, and is of sufficient length and. width to press the strap end Ill against the prongs; 24 and to; force said strap end in the recess pro vided between theside and. end flanges of; thete -s14 J J .TO secure the strap. end in place, said end is, first insertedin the fastener loy-arranging the rear face thereof against the f -rontface of the plate 22, whichplate is initially in the inclined position shown in Fig. 1, whereby sufficient space is provided for. p the quick; and easy insertion of the strap end in place between the prongs- 24 and the plate and the flanges ofthe fastener. The fasten-, er and strap end are then arranged at their; proper places on the bag or sheet l3 and the attaching prongs forced through the sheet l3 and. turned over as at 26. It will be understood that as the prongs are forcedinto the bag and clenched, the plate 22 is simultaneously forced against the rear face of the strap end and bent until the plate can be bent no further owing to the resistance of the strap, or the engagement of the plate with the flanges. At this time. the teeth 24 enter the strap end. and hold it firmly in place against removal. From the above, it will be seen that the attaching prongs are clenched, the plate 22 bent and the prongs 24 forced into the strap simultaneously and in one operation.

It will further be seen that my improved fasend in position within the fastener and holds the strap end portion close to the face 12 of the bag thereby avoiding projecting parts likely to catch other articles, and that the teeth 24 may be arranged to project from' any desired point of the provided onanedge 3| of the opening-25. If deg tener facilitates the arrangement of the strap adjacent each other.

sired, additional projecting teeth as 32 may be provided on the opposite edge 33 of said opening. In any case, the strap is inserted in front of the initially inclined plate 22 in the same manner as hereinbefore described in connection with Figs. 1 and 2 and the fastener and strap end assembled with the bag in the same manner into the position shown in Fig. 4. In said figure, the bag is not shown but the plate 22 and strap end I are shown in the positionsassumed thereby when the. parts are secured to the bag.

Referring now to Figs. and 6, a form of the invention similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is disclosed insofar as the teeth or prongs 30 and 32 are concerned but for the plate 22 has been substituted a pair of plates 35 and 36. Eachof said plates is of substantially half the length .of the fastener so that when the plates are in their final assembled position as shown by the full lines representing said plates in Fig. 6, the inner edges 31 and 38 of the-plates are closely The initial inclination of the plates35. and- 36 give suflicient rooni'in front thereof to insert-the bag end pastthe edge 39 and into the recess "rearwardly of the wall I4 and in frontal theplates. Each 01" said plates is integrally joined to the adjacent flange and bendable'aboutsaid flange as a fulcrum. 5

As shown-in Fig. '7, the outer'wall of the fas tener'may takeany desired shapefth'e wall 40 being illustrated a's'in the'form of a triangle having a triangular opening 4|. In this form of the invention, an attaching prong is provided at each ofthe corners of the' fastener so that onlythree prongs 42, 43 and 44 are provided, it being understood, howeve'r, that I as many prongs as may be found necessary are used. As shown, the teeth as 45 are provided'on the flange-46, the' flange 41 being left unserrated. Said teeth enter the strap end I in the manner hereinbefore described and'the triangular plate presses said,

strapjend forwardly when the fastener is at tached' to the bag in the same manner as herein'co'nnection with the plates inbei'ore described It will be understood, however, that the teeth' 45 may be arranged" at oneor more of. the edges of the opening 4|, or at any suitable point on the wall 40. For example, the teeth 49 have 'been' illustrated in Fig. '7 as outstanding from the edge 50 of the opening 4|, said'teeth operating in'the same manner as the teeth 30 of Figs. 3'

to 5 inclusive by cooperating with the plate 48 to forcesaid teeth'to enter the strap end. In

the form shown in Fig.7, the strap end I 0 may be arranged in a number of different ways depending on whether the apex'or an edge of the triangular fastener is to be arranged uppermost. If

the apex is arranged uppermost, the. attaching prong 42 is forced through the strap end portion at the same time that'the prongs are forced into the bag-"If, however, an edge of the triangle is to be arranged uppermost, thenthe strap end is cut oil at an angle'and inserted pastthe flange 46 until it rests against the flange 41, whereafter the parts are assembled to the bagin the manner hereinbefore described.

It will be seen that I'have provided a simple but eflic ient one-piece fastener together with means thereon for adequately holding a bag strap to a bag and by means of which the parts may bejassembled in their final positions with ease and rapidityand in a single operation, and that the bendable plate cooperates with the relatively -fixed teeth'to secure the strap in'plage,

While Ihave shown and described certain specific embodiments of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, but intend to claim the invention as broadly as may be permitted by the state of the prior art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a one-piece bag-strap fastener, a wall, flanges extending from the wall and forming therewith a recess. arranged-completely on the rear side of the wall, rearwardly projecting strapengaging teeth on at least one of said flanges, and a relatively bendable plate flat throughout its entire area, and arranged rearwardly of the teeth and fulcrumed on an edge of said plate in spaced relation to said teeth, said plate being of sufficient area to extend past said teeth when bent into a. plane at substantially right angles to the plane of the teeth.

2. In a one-piece bag-strap fastener, a wall, a row of relativelyflx'ed strap-engaging teth":projecting from the. wall, and .a' relatively movable flat plate arranged rearwardly of'said'teeth and in a plane positioned at anacute angle to the" plane of the teeth, said plate being at least as, wide as the length of the rowof 'teethand-at least half as long as said wall, said plate being swingable into-a position at substantially right angles to theplane of and adjacent the teeth and about one end of the plate as a fulcrum to press the plate against. the walland toward said teeth and to maintain the end part of a bag strap inserted into said fastenerentirely on'the rear:

side of the wall.

3. A bag-strap fastener comprising an outer-- front wall member, flange members depending rearwardly and integrally from said wa1l-mem ber, attaching prongs extending rearwardly from the flange members, rearwardly projecting teeth on at least one of said members, the flangemernr bers forming a recess therebetween'and between said flange members and wall-member for the reception of a strap end, said recess being partly obstructed 'by' said teeth, and a plate' 'flat throughout its entire area and terminating in. straight free end edge, said'plat'e extending the width of said plate being equal to'the'width of therecess and the length of the plate being such that the plate extends past said teeth'wh'en said plate is moved into said position and cooperates with said teeth to confine said strap'end therebetween with all parts of said strap end. arranged rearwardly of the wall member.

v 4. In a bag-strap fastener, a front wall hav-' ing outer peripheral edges and having an opening providing inner peripheral edges on said wall, strap-engaging teeth extending rearwardly from;

at: least one. of said edges, and a plate terminating in a straight free edgeextending reare. wardly and angularly from another of said edges,

and fulcrumed for movement toward the teeth,

said plate beingsubstantially coextensive withsaid wall.

5. In a one-piece bag-strap fastener, front wall, teeth projecting from; an edge of said wall, attaching means for thefastener, and bendable plate means projecting from an oppositeedge of the wall and movable toward and ooperatin with the teeth to secure therebetweena strap inserted betvgieenfihe about an end thereof for' about said end and toward Plate h i h, thearea of said plate means being substantially the same as that of said wall.

6. In a one-piece bag-strap fastener, a front wall provided with an opening, teeth projecting rearwardly from an edge of the opening, and a pair of bendable plates each joined at one end thereof to an outer edge of the wall parallel to the plane of the teeth and bendable about said end toward the teeth, each of said plates extending half-way across said wall, and one of said plates extending past said teeth.

'7. In a one-piece bag-strap fastener, an outer wall having a substantially central opening therein of insufiicient size for the passage of a bag strap thereinto but of sufiicient size to expose to view part of a bag strap arranged underneath said wall, a pair of side flanges of uniform width depending from said wall, attaching prongs projecting from each of the flanges, an

.end flange provided with teeth extending at substantially right angles to and from one end of said wall, a second end flange extending at right angles to and from the other end of the Wall, said flanges being of substantially the same Width, and a bendable plate flat throughout its entire area and having a free straight and. uninterrupted end adjacent to and adapted to be bent toward said teeth about said second end flange as a fulcrum into parallel relation to said wall when the attaching prongs are passed into and clenched on a bag part, all of said prongs exerting pressure on said plate through said bag part when clenched to maintain said plate in position and said plate exerting pressure upon the entire face of that part of a strap inserted between said teeth and the plate to cause said teeth to enter the opposite face of the strap when the fastener is secured to a bag, and the wall exerting pressure on the entire opposite face of said inserted part of the strap except at said opening.

DANIEL I. REITER. 

